The exhibition Let There

The exhibition shows how ancient lamps were decorated with Jewish, Christian, Samaritan and Islamic designs for use in the daily lives and religious rituals in the Holy Land. Among the highlights of the exhibition is an Islamic lantern with an arched opening within which small oillamp used outdoors in the dark. It is made of light bulbs, each of them watts strong, and weighs total of tons. The idea to build the menorah was conceived by Dudy Zilberslag, chairman of Meir Panim, volunteer organization that provides food for the needy.

The Menorah of Lights is meters wide and meters tall. The menorah will be officially entered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest menorah in the world. Such lamps were hung from the ceiling in Hellenistic and Roman temples. Illuminating homes, temples, synagogues, churches and mosques, their symbolic motifs reflect the cultures and religions of the Holy Land and its neighboring regions.

Such lamps were hung from the ceiling in Hellenistic and Roman temples. The Jerusalem Municipality, the Meir Panim organization and Ariel, in association with the Israel Electric Company have built the worlds largest menorah symbol of light for the Jewish people situated at the entrance to Jerusalem. The interesting group of lamps in the exhibition are the Darom lamps, from the southern part of Judea.

The menorah will be officially entered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest menorah in the world. It is made of light bulbs, each of them watts strong, and weighs total of tons. The exhibition shows how ancient lamps were decorated with Jewish, Christian, Samaritan and Islamic designs for use in the daily lives and religious rituals in the Holy Land. Among the highlights of the exhibition is an Islamic lantern with an arched opening within which small oillamp used outdoors in the dark.

It is made of light bulbs, each of them watts strong, and weighs total of tons. Such lamps were hung from the ceiling in Hellenistic and Roman temples. Illuminating homes, temples, synagogues, churches and mosques, their symbolic motifs reflect the cultures and religions of the Holy Land and its neighboring regions. Also on display is rare Herodian ringshaped sanctuary lamp. The Jewish ornamentation on these lamps includes the Temple facade, the menorah and the seven species of the Land of Israel wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranate, olive and date.
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